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I love Studland myself. It is peaceful on quieter days and I love to sit, read and soak up the rays

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Alan Robinson wrote: "I love Studland myself. It is peaceful on quieter days and I love to sit, read and soak up the rays."

Many of the sites have hilarious names, like Slapton Sands and Wild Pear Beach - both in Devon.

Voyeurs hoping to have a peek at sunworshippers on Wild Pear Beach will need a "good pair of binoculars", according to the naturist website.

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Studland Beach, Dorset, has been named the sixth best beach in the country

They said: "The beach is very popular with naturists, however there are no signs to indicate that the presence of naturists, so you do occasionally find people arriving on the beach unaware - they usually either take their clothes off or leave promptly.

"The beach is overlooked from the coastal path above, but at a great distance - anyone wishing to spy on the beachgoers will need very high-powered binoculars to see anything."

Britain is set to bake for the next eight weeks, according to some weather experts, so even the hardy northern shores may see some naturists.

Ross Back Sands in Northumberland is one of the most northerly nudist-friendly beaches on the north-east coast.

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Britain is set to bake for the next eight weeks, according to some weather experts

There are many famous beaches included in the list of the best, including Camber Sands and Birling Gap in East Sussex, and Sandwich Bay and Botany Bay in Kent.

Botany Bay is popular with families as well, which is why the naturists are advised to keep to the sand dunes at Foreness Point.

Reviewer Brian Kelly wrote: "I have been a regular sun-worshipper at Foreness Point for the past eight years.

"It is the most beautiful seaside bay I have ever sunbathed on, with maybe one exception.

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"The beach seems to have lost its popularity over the past few years for the nude bathers at least, I think mainly because the local council seem to be anti nude bathing, but are reluctant to ban it outright.

"I have been approached twice in all this time by police who have been called out by a disgruntled member of the public after seeing a naked person on the beach, as most of us naked bathers recline in the dunes, and only go into the sea when the beach is clear of the people wandering along the waters edge."

Blackgang Beach on the Isle of Wight is also popular with bathers, willing to bare all on the pebbled shore.

One review said: "Had a great two days there. Felt a little self-conscious, being a lone male and my first time, but soon got into the swing of it as I went for a walk along the beach."

For adventurous naturists willing to travel further afield, Inch Beach on the Dingle Peninsular on the Atlantic coast of Ireland is also mentioned as a fantastic place to strip off.